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Trans-Pacific Trade Talks in Final Stretch, Says Singapore Diplomat
2014-03-03 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SINGAPORE - Singapore's former US ambassador said she thinks the United States and 11 other nations in the Asia-Pacific region are closer to setting a sweeping free-trade agreement after negotiators failed to reach agreement but claimed to be moving toward a deal.
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US Diplomat Caught Red-Tongued Dissing EU
2014-02-07 18:52:05| TechNewsWorld
The United States' top diplomat for Europe was caught saying, "F*ck the EU," in a now-viral recording. The diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, made the comment in a thought-to-be private telephone call that later was leaked online. She has apologized to EU officials, but her remarks figure to live in infamy online.
Officials: India diplomat indicted
2014-01-10 01:01:02| Energy - Topix.net
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Facing Iraq dilemma, Exxon hires top ex-U.S. diplomat
2013-02-09 19:54:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil has hired a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq as a consultant, diplomats and industry sources said, as the U.S. major faces a dilemma over whether to operate in the south of the country or honor its deals with the autonomous Kurdistan region.
Indian diplomat calls for year-long UN climate talks
2013-01-10 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The UN climate talks should increase the number of negotiating days from around 20 to 150 in order to increase its chances of success, according to an advisor to a senior Indian minister. Varad Pande, Officer on Special Duty to Jairam Ramesh, the rural development minister and former environment minister says more work is needed to break through the deadlocks. We need to make negotiations an ongoing, rather than an episodic, process, with at least 120 to 150 days of active negotiations every...
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